RBA: Statement of Liabilities and Assets

Statement of Liabilities and Assets

At close of business on Wednesday, 21 January 2015

$ million
Liabilities		Movement since previous Wednesday	Assets		Movement since previous Wednesday
Capital And Reserve Bank Reserve Fund	11,199	-	Gold and foreign exchange[¹]	62,326	1,189
Australian notes on issue	64,842	-554	Australian notes and coin	1	-
Exchange Settlement Balances	17,279	-4,627	Australian Dollar Securities[²]	72,849	158
Term Deposits of Domestic Financial Institutions	-	-	Clearing items (remittances in transit, receivables)	182	-43
Deposits of Governments and other customers			Loans, advances and all other assets	980	-16
Overseas institutions	1,352	123
Australian Government	21,938	5,712
State Government	226	-221
Others	14	-1
Other liabilities	19,488	856
Total	136,338	1,288	Total	136,338	1,288

Gold and foreign exchange

Changes in this item reflect transactions of the following kinds:
1. the Bank's transactions in foreign exchange and foreign securities (including under repurchase agreements);
2. earnings on foreign currency investments; and
3. changes in the valuation of foreign currency and gold, and changes in the market prices of the Bank's holdings of foreign currency securities.
In the week to 21 January the rise mainly reflects item (a)[back to table]
Australian Dollar Securities

Movements in this item reflect:
1. the Bank's transactions in securities (including under repurchase agreements) with the private sector;
2. subscriptions to new issues or redemptions of existing holdings of government securities by the Bank; and
3. accrued earnings on securities and changes in valuation.
In the week to 21 January the rise mainly reflects item (a)[back to table]
Historical data on the Bank's liabilities and assets are available in Statistical Table A1 – Liabilities and Assets – Weekly on the Reserve Bank's web site. [back to top]